Blue Ridge Cabin Yuzawa-machi

... when we arrievd at the hotel it was around 430 in the afternoon. we were surprised about the room at hotel phoenix wing. the room was so big and kitchen facility was included. however, we couldnt be bothered to get take out so we've deceided to eat in at the hotel's restaurant. so we've order the 'shinsyuwagyuu youganyaki' which means the ' shinshu wagyu beef grillled by lava stone'. the meal was great and statified.

to be continue...

... plan was to enjoy Tsumago and then walk 2-3 hours to Magome, but around lunchtime it started pouring down rain with no sign of letting up, so we only got to visit Tsumago. The main street had a variety of inns, shrines, houses, and of course souvenir shops. Next time we come to Japan, we will do the walk with our bells on (bc of bears!)

Notre plan de depart incluait une courte etape a Matsumoto avant de rejoindre Kamikochi dans les Alpes Japonaises. A Matsumoto on a pu visiter un chateau construit en 1593, un des rares chateaux japonais encore debout de nos jours (c'est-a-dire qui n'a jamais ete attaque ou brule). Ils etaient tous fait en bois, apparement ils n'avaient pas la technique de la pierre a l ...

... Kyoto. Other assure me that it's because of sakura, but I'm not certain that there'd be any fewer gaijin even a few weeks down the road. I'll call Kyoto a must see becuase you just have to, but I would totally draw the line at waxing poetic about grasping Japan's history through Kyoto--in some ways, a museum could achieve the same task. It's about pictures, monumental scales and saying you've done it in Kyoto. Next up: Kanazawa, the Kyoto of the northern coast. -mike

... most pictueresque landscape you can imagine. Even the natural resources here are so neat and tidy! In any case, I am truly blessed to have seen these things with my own eyes. In closing, my lesson for today was undoubtedly about appreciation for nature. I am and have always been a person who loves animals, parks, and nature in general. I used to be able to sit and listen to the trees blow in the wind for hours Somehow, along the way I'd replaced ...

... Scott also made sure we had satisfied stomachs, taking us all to a couple of out-of-the-way restaurants that gave you an incredible amount of ramen, katsu-don and other Japanese delights for your yen (a VERY welcome change with the dive in the dollar). The boys had hoped to do some backcountry with Scott, to explore these incredible mountains even more (and also as skiing out of bounds is strictly forbidden at Hakuba - ski patrol will come ...

... which almost always included delicious Nagano apples which are seriously nearly the size of your head!) and pretty much just hung out with anyone who was staying at the lodge. They even put on an Aussie BBQ for Australia Day celebrations. Yes, we had sausage sizzle and Crown Lagers in Japan. It was the perfect place to stay and we loved our Japanese style room with a view of the mountain and the ski jump from the 1998 Nagano Winter ...

July 30 to August 5, 2008. Solo cycle trip through the Kiso river valley in rural, mountainous Nagano prefecture, Japan. I also hiked part of the old Nakasendo Way, a stone path created for walkers in Edo era, so they could get through ...

... where there was nothing special to see but a beautiful view of Tsumago Town from up there. Near the train station was the house of one thousand statues of the Kannon Goddess. That was not so interesting, but I picked a peach on the premise and it was pretty good. When I got to the station, I had half an hour left to catch a train to Nagoya. So I also visited Momosuke bridge (mentioned above). I didn't know who he was, but the bridge was enogh to tell me how rich he was. All in all ...

2-day orienteering competition http://orienteering.com/nagano/event/19 94/n15/index.html 第15回長野県オリエンテーリング大会 成績 1994年8月 1日目「信州大芝高原」 2日目「信州伊那高原ますみヶ丘」（チェイ シングスタート）